Vintage Airplane - Feb 1985

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STR IGHT ND LEVEL

By Bob LickteigPresidentntique/Classic Division

Most of us in the north country areaccustomed to living with long, coldwinters. The daily conversation is theweather - temperature - snow - andhow much longer.I have a guaranteed tonic and asure cure for the winter blues - atrip to Sun 'n Fun '85 at Lakeland,Florida. Bill Eickhoff, President, andBill Henderson, Executive Director ofSun n Fun, plus Lyle Flagg, Presi

and includes 20 acres of tie downparking and plenty of aircraft camping to the south. The Antique/ClassicHeadquarters Building has a new addition and is equipped to provide hospitality and all services we have cometo expect from our participation in amajor event.Scheduled Antique/Classic eventsinclude Aircraft Judging in allcategories, Grand and Reserve Champion Reunion, History of Flight flyby, Antique/Classic Fly-Out, Forums,Interview Circle , Type Club Headquarters Tent , Antique/Classic PhotoContest, and a Cookout Luncheon.EAA Antique/Classic Sun n Funactivities chairman are listed below.Please contact any of these chairmanif they can be of help to you in planning your trip or after you arrive atLakeland .ConventionLyle Flagg 813/689-3393Aircraft Parking

George Read 813/345-2522Headquarters StaffStan and Lula Ware 813/689-2141Grand Reserve Champion ReunionAl Kelch 813/635-3878Type Clubs Headquarters TentButch Joyce 919/427-0374

Antique JudgingDonna Morris 813/644-6203Classic JudgingDennis Gregory 813/628-3106History of Flight

Ray Olcott 813/485-8139Interview CircleDon Morris 813/644-6203Cookout LuncheonDonna Morris 813/644-6203

Fly-OutPolly McLean 813/681-4698Photo ContestBill Kilborne 305/727-8290Fly-in Coordinator Housing

Ann McKee 813/688-8214Dates, times and additional detailsof all Antique/Classic activities willbe published in the Sun n Fun convention program book.Please check the December issue ofTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE for otherconvention details .The weatherman has promised tocooperate, so let s all shovel away thesnow, get the pre-heater going, fire

up the old bird, and head for Sun nFun, Lakeland , Florida.See you at Sun n Fu n . Your EAAAntique/Classic Division is celebrating its 15th year. It s going to be agreat convention. Join us and youhave it all!


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PUBLICATIONSTAFFPUBLISHERPaulH. PobereznyDIRECTOR.MARKETING&COMMUNICATIONSDickMattEDITORGeneR. Chase

MANAGINGEDITORMaryJonesEDITORIALASSISTANTNormanPetersenFEATUREWRITERSGeorgeA. Hardie,Jr.DennisParks

RoyRedman

EAAANTIQUE/CLASSICDIVISION,INC.OFFICERSPresident VicePresidentR. J.Lickteig RoyRedman1620BayOaksDrive Rt. 3,Box208

AlbertLea ,MN 56007 Faribault ,MN 55021507/373 2922 507-334-5922Secretary TreasurerRonaldFritz E. E. "Buck" Hilbert15401 SpartaAvenue P.O.Box145KentCity,MI49330 Union,IL 60180

616/678 5012 815 /923 4591

DIRECTORSJohn S. Copeland StanGomoll9JoanneDrive 104290th Lane,NEWestborough,MA 01581 Minneapolis ,MN 55434617/366 7245 612/784 1172

DaleA. Gustafson EspieM. Joyce,Jr.7724ShadyHillDrive Box468Indianapolis,IN 46274 Madison,NC27025317/293 4430 919/427 0216

MortonW. Lester Arthur R. MorganP.O. Box3747 3744North51stBlvd.Martinsville,VA 24112 Milwaukee,WI 53216703/632 4839 414/442-3631GeneMorris John R. Turgyan15CSteveCourt.A.R.2 Box229,R.F.D.2Roanoke,TX76262 Wrightstown,NJ 08562817/491 9110 609/758-2910

FEBRUARY1985 Vol.13,No.2Copyright 0 1985by theEAAAntique/ClassicDivision,Inc. All rights reserved .

Contents2 StraightandLevelbyBobLickteig4 AlCNewsbyGeneChase5 VintageLiteraturebyDennisParks6 AGatheringatSextonville byNormPeterson10 MysteryPlanebyGeorgeA.Hardie,Jr.11 TypeClubNewsbyGeneChase

12 RestoringaHeath-HendersonEngine byWesleyDelong16 Just PlaneCrazybyAllanJ. Bell19 Rescueof aSeaDartbyleonard McGinty2 Lettersto theEditor21 Members'Projects22 Oshkosh'84 ICJudges23 VintageTrader26 Calendarof Events

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Page16FRONTCOVER 1947Cessna140,N2578N, SIN12838,ownedby Gene Bohl (EAA39859, lC 8177), 102 8th N. , Northwood, IA50459.Seestoryonpage6. (PhotobyGeneChase)BACK COVER . Laird "BabyBiplane"withCarl "Buck"Weaver(L)and E. M. "Mattie"Lairdin 1913atChicago'soldCicero Field. ThiswasMattie'sfirstairplaneandtheoneinwhich he soloedhimself.(CharlesArens'collectionviaMikeRezich)


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ompiled y Gene hase

TWO LONG-TIME BOARDMEMBERS RESIGNDue to personal commitments andother considerations, Al Kelch of

Frostproof, Florida and Claude Grayof Northridge , California have resigned from their positions as Directors of the Antique/Classic Division.Both men have served the membership well during their tenures.In January 1981 Claude and Alwere named Chairman and ViceChairman respectively of the EAANational Judging Committee formedby the EAA Board of Directors. In thiscapacity and with input from theChiefJudges of each Division and ca tegory of aircraft, they were responsible for writing the EAA AircraftJudging Manual. They leave this legacy which will serve EAA in a constructive manner for many years tocome.From January 1976 to February1978 Al served as Editor of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE with his wife Loisas Assistant Editor. Since that timeboth have contributed articles to themagazine. Al also served on thePioneer Airport Committee and wasthe driving force in the design andconstruction of the highly popularporch on the Antique/Classic Headquarters Building on Wittman Fieldat Oshkosh.

Claude and Al have received worldwide recognition as authorities onvintage aircraft through their untiring work in antique and classicairplane activities, including the

Eighth Airforce veterans meet t Oshkosh '84.see many improvements in the sitesince last year EAA Antique/ClassicChapter 1 is expanding the Antique/Classic Headquarters Building to include an office and storage area onthe back of the present structure.

Regrading and seeding has been accomplished in the homebuilt, antiqueand classic parking areas ; also in theaircraft camping area which, in addition has been increased to four timesits original size. Runway 5/23 hasbeen resurfaced and the drainage system has been improved.Water service has been increasedto the aircraft camping area and extended to the ultralight area andsouth parking lot. The south gate hasbeen totally revamped to handlecamper registration more efficientlyand faster, and a new two-lane pavedturn-off area has been installed, a longwith a new camper registration building. New lighting and landscapingwill make the south gate camper entrance work much smoother.

Many other improvements have

813 /644-2431 between 9:00 a.m . and4:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday.HAPPY REUNION ATOSHKOSH '84

Jim Hiner (EAA 74053, A/C 8158),624 7th Street, Kenyon , MN 55946flew 25 missions in B-24s during WWII with the 8th Air Force, 2nd AirDivision 458th Bomb Group, 752ndBombardment Squadron out of Hopshan, St. Faith, England.

Here he is joined by members of hiscrew at the EAA campground duringOshkosh '84. (L-R) standing: JimHiner, pilot; Paul Moore, tail gunner;John Gebhardt , navigator; RobertMcAnulty, nose gunner . Kneeling:Herman Ratz, co-pilot; Joe Kennedy,top turret gunner and engineer; SteveGreco, waist gunner. Two of the crewmen were unable to attend: John Marlos , radio operator and MelborneMcBee, waist gunner.


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V I ~ T A 3 ~ L I T ~ I 2 A T U I 2 ~By Dennis Parks(EAA 115388)Purdue University Libraries

Past Vintage Literature articleshave covered particular journal titles.This time it will provide a listing ofsome early aviation journals represented in the EAA Library. Thislist does not include the titles alreadydiscussed in Vintage Literature :Aerial Age, Aero Digest, Air Progress, Air Trails and Aviation.All the titles represented began before World War II. They are listed bydate of earliest issue in the collectionand by broad time periods in order toprovide a chronological approach. Theinformation provided includes: Title,place of publication , library holdings,dates of publication, frequency of publication, and notes on variant titles .

PRE WARAeronautics (Great Britain)Holdings: 1908-1921Frequency: WeeklyPublished: Dec. 1907 - July 28,1921.Flight International (Great Britain )Holdings: 1909 to date.Frequency: WeeklyPublished : January 1909 to dateNote : The nearly 4,000 issues ofFlight International constitute

the most complete journalistichistory of aviation.Flugsport (Germany)Holdings: 1910-1922Frequency: ~ o n t h l yPublished: Dec. 1908 - Sept. 1944Note: ~ e r g e d with WeItluftfahrtand became Flug-Revue in 1956.Aeronautics (New York )Holdings: 1911-1913Frequency: Semi-monthlyPublished: July 1907 - July 30 ,1915

WORLD W R IAir Service Journal (Highland , NY )Holdings: 1917-1919Frequency: WeeklyPublished : July 12, 1917 - ~ a r c h1919Note: Became Aircraft JournalApril 5, 1919; merged with A viation November 1, 1920.Flying (Great Britain )Holdings: 1917-1919Frequency : WeeklyPublished: January 24, 1917

August 1919.Air Power (New York)Holdings : 1918-1919Frequency: ~ o n t h l yPublished: April 1915 June 1920

Photo y Jim Koepnick, EAA Staff PhotographerA portion of the EAA library.

POST 1927Sportsman Pilot (New York )Holdings: 1936-1942Frequency: ~ o n t h l yPublished: March 1929 - ~ a y 1943Note: Became Air Pilot and Technician in June 1943. Absorbed byAero Digest in April 1945.Flying (Chicago)Holdings: 1940 Frequency: MonthlyPublished: August 1940 Note: Title changed from PopularAviation.Again, this listing is selective, butit does cover most of the major runsof historic journals in the collection

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i Gathering it Sextonvilley orm Petersen(Photos by Gene Chaseexcept as noted)

OI Tiger, Bob Lumley, flew up from Capitol Airport in his 65 hpAeronca Chief 11 AC. Few people in this world enjoy flying morethan Bob, an active member of IC Chapter 11.Resplendent in its bright yellow paint scheme is Dave Broad-foot s beautifully restored 1948 Cessna 170. The 145 hp Conti-nental six cylinder engine runs like a sewing machine.

It seemed like the 01 rainmakerwas after us to give up. All morningSaturday June 23rd the heavy cloudskept rolling by, each group droppingmore rain as the cold front swept overOshkosh, Wisconsin. Pacing the floorwas difficult - trying to balance acup of coffee at the same time

Just before lunch, the phone rangand the voice of Gene Chase, with justa hint of enthusiasm said, It's gettinglighter in the west " Without furtherado, we loaded our gear in the car anddrove to Gene's hangar on WittmanAirfield and readied the "old girl for

from the number four cylinderexhaust stack where it joined the collector ring . Ouch Now our trip wasshot for sure

Without a word being said, GeorgeRotter backed his Escort wagon up tothe nose of the Davis and opened thetailgate - tools galore Side cutterstook care of the cotter keys. Socketwrenches took care of bolts and nuts .A hammer and a piece of 2 x 4 gentlypersuaded the exhaust manifold toslide backwards. In less than an hourthe manifold was in John Monnett'snearby shop and Tom and Randy

eral revolutions to load up the cylinders. On the first hard pull, theWarner caught and we were off to theraces . I wiggled into the front cockpit,waved to the many helpers who haddone such a fine job on the exhaustrepair, and we taxied to the activerunway.

145 snarling ponies came to life asGene opened the tap on the Warnerand we climbed out to the west, thenturned southwest on course over Pickett and Ripon. The wind was directlyon our nose with one large , dark cloudin front of us. We flew under the


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(Photo y an accommodating spectator)The entire group from IC Chapter and AlC Chapter 13 assembled for their picture following Sunday noon dinner. Nobody wenthungryways of the Richland Airport. Withhills all around and the airport nestled in between, it is one of the prettiest scenes I have encountered. Onthe ground we could see severalplanes, a Cessna 140, 170, a Swift andRoy Redman's Stinson SR-S. Gene,who has all the gauges in this cockpit,made his usual perfect landing onrunway 27, and we taxied up to a

smiling group.With the sun slowly sinking in thewest and the wind diminishing tozero, it was an ideal time to line upthe "birds" for some pictures. The set

ting was so perfect we all drooled atthe scene. Unfortunately, JimShosted in his Swift had to return toMinnesota. After the photo session,Gene was invited to fly Roy's award-

winning SR-S - a ch ance he haddreamed of for several yearsRoy climbed into the right seat,Gene elevated the left seat to fit his5'6" frame and I settled into the plushrear seat of the Gullwing. Wow, butthat big machine does fly . And it hasto be the quietest, most elegant cadillac of the air I have ever been luckyenough to ride in. And for frosting onthe cake, we spotted two beautifuldeer as Gene came down final on hissecond landing approach. Roy demonstrated a couple of short-field takeoffs with the big 300 hp Lycominghauling the whole works into the airwithout even straining Such anairplaneAs darkness fell, the five of us were


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Jim Shosted of Burnsville, MN with his highly polished Swifthad to return home on Saturday evening. This is one beautifullyrestored Swift.Beautiful evening sun shines on Roy Redman's Stinson SR-BGene Chase's Davis D1-W, Gene Bohl s Cessna 140 and GordonKimber s Cessna 170.

Gordon Kimber of Preston, MN kneels infront of his beautiful ragwing Cessna 170.

fast. The cold front had now passedMilwaukee and as we finished ourbreakfast coffee, the first group ofairplanes arrived from IC Chapter11 at Capitol Airport.Gene Chase and I are charter members of Chapter 11 , which was chartered in 1982; what a treat it was tosee the old bunch of antiquers again.Even Al Kelch flew his J 3 Cub infrom Mequon, Wisconsin in about 21/2hours with a groundspeed of about 47mph Those headwinds can be tough.

The noon dinner at the little airportrestaurant was fit for a king and theentire group marveled at the homecooked food. Apparently the localpopulation is aware of this, too, because the line outside the restaurantwas quite long at times.Following a brief business meetingafter lunch, the photo sessions werecompleted and the rides commenced.Gene gave open cockpit rides in theDavis while Roy had the big Stinsonhauling three and four passengers at


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Art and Kate Morgan of Milwaukee flewtheir Bellanca Cruisair 14-13 from CapitolAirport. The 165 hp Franklin engine inthis classic airplane developed a badcase of indigestion since this picture wastaken!

A crew of genuine antiquers: L to R BobLumley, Dave Broadfoot, AI Kelch andRoy Redman.

Gene topped the fuel tank in the Davis and we crankedup the Warner for our trip home. I made the take-off fromthe front cockpit - a fingertip operation - because theDavis is s delightfully light on the controls. As weclimbed out of the valley we took a long, last look at thepicture post card setting. No wonder the airport manager


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yGeorge A Hardie Jr .

Here 's another mystery from the1920s period. Note the similarity to anumber of other designs popular atthe time. The location and date of thephoto is not known, nor is the nameof the contributor . This is anotherchallenge for our dedicated .expertaeroplane spotters . Answers will bepublished in the May 1985 issue ofTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Deadline for th is issue is April 1, 1985.The Myste ry Plane for November1984 was not a myste ry to a numberof our readers. Dick Gl eason of Austin, Minnesota remembered it as fol lows:

dark copper colored. Power was twoC4S inverted Menascos. When I sawit , I recognized it right away and recalled that the Tootsietoy Toy Company had produced a toy miniature ofit . One of my correspondents in theVan Nuys area has been in contactwith Tom Shelton and recently sentme much additional material on theAG-4. Also a friend of mine in Hesperia, California supplied me withthree good photos. Shelton lives inBurbank, California at present.Sport Aviation for July 1964 featured an article on Tom Shelton, EAA

Tarafas, Bethlehem, PA; Cedri c Ga l-loway, Herperia, CA; R. G. Ad ams,Lagun a Hills, CA ; Shelby B. Hagberg,Greenville, IA; Emil Strasser , Hawth-orne, CA; Myles F. Aiken, St . Paul ,MN; Dan Cullman, Lewiston, ID; J onA. Bra ithwaite , Moore, ID; and Douglas T. Rounds Zebulon, GA.

(Ref: Aero Digest March, April,1935 (AG-4; and March, 1937 (AG-7 ;Texaco Mission April 1935; Scien-tific American May, 1935; Sheil Avia-tion News May, 1935, PopularMechaniCS July , 1935; Sportsman


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I ~ y p lu Activities

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Augie Wegner reports that the combined Aeronca Clubs' Fly-In held in1983 and 1984 at Middletown, Ohiowill not be sponsored by them in '85.They are planning now, however, foranother big event at Middletown in'86, plus their regular fly-in this yearat Blakesburg. The four groups whosponsored the two fly-ins atMiddletown had never intended for itto be an annual event. More thanlikely it will be scheduled every otheryear.There is a possibility that a localMiddletown group will sponsor anAeronca Fly-In there this summer,and if it develops it will be listed inthe Calendar of Events in THE VINT AGE AIRPLANE.

More information on the Aeronca Club can be obtained by contacting Augie and Pat Wegner,1432 28th Court, Kenosha, WI53140, phone 414/552-9014.

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John received the following letterfrom Mike Sellers, Marketing Manager of Univair , Aurora, Colorado:Univair Aircraft Corporation has

reached an agreement with Piper Aircraft Corporation to purchase all remaining inventories of spare parts forthe J-3 through PA-22 series aircraft.Piper will soon be announcing thatthey are discontinuing the manufacturing of all parts for this series ofaircraft.

In the wake of Piper's decision tophase out the support for these 'obsolete aircraft' , Univair has beennegotiating with Piper and its holdingcompany, Lear Siegler, for the purchase of all remaining inventories as. well as the tooling, engineering andType Certificates (T.C.'s) for theseolder Pipers . After the better part ofa year of negotiating, Lear Sieglerhas decided ot to sell any rights ortooling to anyone, but as stated, nordo they plan any further support ofthe J-3 through PA-22 series.Univair already carries about4,500 different Piper part numbereditems for the classic Pipers . Piper Aircraft is planning to assist Univair insupplying some of the parts that havebeen discontinued over the years , sowe may continue to maintain and increase the number of parts that arecurrently available from Univair. Weare aware that this may be alarmingnews for some owners. However, forthe last year or so, Piper has onlycarried approximately 400 differentitems, many of which Univair alsosupplies.Undoubtedly , there may be someparts that may no longer be available ,but Univair will attempt to insurethe availability of major structuraland frequently requested items formany years to come.

are no newsletters and no dues. Activity is at a low ebb this time of year,but Gary recently learned of an 8500series Sportster , NC17099, SN 541-D, which was pulled out of a barn inMississippi and is being restored .

More information on the Rearwin Club can be obtained by contacting Ga ry Van Farowe, 1460Ottawa Beach Road, Holland, MI49423, phone 616/399 4623.~ .Dick and Jeannie Hill proudly announce they have acquired the 1929

Bird BK NC9184, SN 1013 fromHerb Hartley of Redding, California.Due to health problems, Herb was notable to continue the restoration of thisfine old biplane and he is pleased thatit has found a good home.

More information on the BirdAirplane Club can be obtained bywriting J eannie Hill, P . O Box 89,Harvard, IL 60033, or phoning 815/943-7205.

John Bright and John Bergeson,co-chair this active organizationwhich boasts 1,100 members. A National Luscombe Fly-In is planned forJune 28-30 at Moraine Airport, southwest of Dayton, Ohio. In addition to


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estoring e t h H e n d e r ~This story has as many facets as awell cut diamond. I t relates to a boyborn in 1926 and later recalling adultconversa tions about Lindbergh cross

ing the Atlantic, and the BrunoRichard Hauptmann case. All this excitement about aviation made a lasting impression on me. I recall at age5 leather helmets with goggles werethe fashion for boys, including hightop laced boots with a jack knifesheath like Lindy's.As the Depression was upon us,money was not to be had, and myburning interest in airplanes continued . I told my mother my favoritebreakfast cereal wast Post 40 BranFlakes so I could tape a dime to thebox top and send it in for a Capt.Hawks balsa model plane kit. Thiswent on for a few years. At Christmas,however, I would get the glue anddope supply replenished and then themodels flew. This developed into gasmodel, free flight competition.About 1939 I met a fellow namedIrv McGilvery who was a superbraina super gas modeler and a little olderthan I Wouldn't you know , one Sunday in 1941 I stopped to visit him andhe had a two-seat Pietenpol Aircamper in his garage with the wingsdismantled . I t had a Heath-Henderson engine on the nose. One propblade was damaged so Irv cleaned itup and made the other blade matchfor balance This underpowered planewas not capable of flight.

This was fantastic, Irv let me oc-cupy tl1e front cockpit as he taxied thecraft without wings up and down thehayfield on Miller's farm . This experience has lingered in my mind for 40plus years.A few years ago Mike Kimbrel designed and built a replica of the 1924Dormoy Bathtub with a 36 hp VW

The following five photos show the parts nd pieces which WesleyDelong purchased nd built into a Heath-Henderson engine.


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nEngine y Wesley DeLongE 11155, Ale 73637 aSandralee Dri veToledo, OH 43612(Photos by the author)

and rummaging through this messscattered on the floor of Merle'shangar to collect enough parts tomake what I thought would be a complete Heath-Henderson. Bear in mindat this time I had no manuals - nothing but horse sense to go by. Fortunately I ended up with about 90% ofthe parts being restorable or of pattern value.I started by cleaning everything,followed by measuring and chartingall journal , bearing and gear information I could develop. My headachesstarted when I put the crank in veeblocks and checked the center main .This was okay, but the prop extensionran out .065 TIR At Peninsular SteelI bought a piece of 6150 round stockand went to work on a lathe . Everything was fine unhl it came time toturn the 4 degree taper. The piecewas short so not being able to use thecompound and not having a taper attachment, I set about the task ofmaking a taper attachment for thelathe. Then, turning the 4 degreetaper was a snap. t was an enjoyabletask and the crank and extensioncame out super true .Next I melted the Babbitt out of themain shells, made molds and pouredall new mains with U. S . Govt. GradeBabbitt. My wife wasn't too happyabout my making a foundry out of thekitchen, but things cooled off, including the Babbitt.

I made a boring fixture so the boreswould be concentric with the O.D ofthe main shells and proceeded to borethe mains with .002 clearance to thejournals as a goal. All went well. Aserious thought struck me. What ifthe crank is bedded and scraped inand the crank binds or has too muchbacklash with the timing gears? Atthis point, all I had was scrap/junktiming gears for reference, some involute spur and some helical. However,after much measuring and counting,it was decided the timing gears werestandard 16 D.P. series gears.Since some of the junk had 5/ 16 faceand some had % face gears, it was


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Wesley built the taper chment for hislathe, shown here turning the 4-degreetaper on the new propeller extension.

made a new set and proceeded to assemble what looked like a decent cam .It was severely bound up. The firstpossibility could have been a bad cam,

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machinedin Wesley's basement shop.


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Restoring Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side ofthe engine showing the mountingof the single Boschmagneto. The oilfiller tube is belowand aft of the mag.

The finished engine is a work of art. The engine data plate is barely visible on the uppercase ahead of the carburetor. The beehive cooling towers are mounted over thevalves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves . Note the wood beam enginemount and deep wet sump lower case.

This back view of the Heath-Hendersonclearly shows the oil pump with its copper lines. The coil of wire will connect tothe mag switch. The oil temperature andpressure instruments are temporarilymounted for test running.

of parts and throughout there wereprecious conversations with : GeneChase, EAA Headquarters; OtisSpiker, last living employee of theHenderson Motorcycle factory in


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By llan J Bell(EAA 239176)N8429 Hwy. 107Tomahawk, WI 54487(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity firststarted? Was it at about seven yearsof age when I began drawing aeroplanes (that's the way it was usuallyspelled then)? Do you remember aplane called the "Travel Air MysteryShip"? I'll bet Johnny Green wouldThe name still excites me.Maybe the madness began a coupleof years later in May of 1927 whenCharles Lindbergh thrilled the worldwith his nonstop, solo flight acrossthe Atlantic ocean from New York toParis. A hero must be honored. I didit by naming my new GermanShepherd puppy "Lindy". I also builta solid wood model plane with onlyone wing, a monoplane likeLindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis. Before, most planes built or drawn byme were biplanes or even triplanes.The derangement continued into1928 when Johnny Green and Idragged many coaster wagon loads ofwood lath to Johnny's home. A large

The author Allan Bell (R), with his pal John Green n 1930.transfer the operation to my home.Maybe it was Johnny's wagon.

His dad would have qualified for an"ace" several times over with themany aircraft he destroyed. We neverlost our zest, we had plenty of woodlath and the planes got better eachtime .A large farm field on the edge oftown was often used by pilots for landings and take-offs. t was relativelysmooth, with the fences far enoughapart so that entanglements didn'thappen too often. There were no runways. The planes used the wind totheir full advantage, avoiding crosswinds at all costs. The narrow landinggear and the light construction madethings tricky enough.

If a plane roared over town quitelow, headed in the direction of thefield, we ran like crazy (there I goagain) trying to beat it. Those goggled, helmeted daredevils How weenvied them Not to be outdone, we

Olso n Standard Airplane Company.The owner was a sawed-off Swedenamed Reidar Olson. He was optimistic, enthusiastic, probably brave (orfoolish?) and a hero to all of us kids.I only got inside the plant once. Acouple of fifteen year olds appeared tobe his only employees. They werebusy nailing plywood gussets on wingribs using tiny nails. See what I meanabout being brave or the other. Motorcycle engines, inexpensive and readily available, were used for the powerplants. These quit at unexpected andinopportune times.

The Depression ended this venture.In later years, Reidar was a successfulfishing tackle manufacturer and developer of an improved performanceoil-burning furnace.

The lunacy continued into the1930's. Building models that flew wasnow th e craze. The first model planeI saw fly was a "Ceci l Paoli . t wasin the shape of a flat, elongated


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Young Allan Bell's version of Lindbergh 'sSpirit of St. Louis .

tail. If the stick wasn't sturdy enough ,a few too many turns of the rubberbands warped the fuselage .Fancier models were constructed ofvery thin sheets of ultra light balsawood for fuselages and/or wings.Others had fuselages built up of tiny,

'/ '6 square strips of balsa wood covered with colored Japanese tissuepaper . Wings were assembled' in asimilar manner with balsa ribs andspars. Water applied to the paperwould shrink it, giving a tight, drumlike covering which we prized.All the balsa wood was cut with arazor blade - so were our fingers.Dri ed model airplane glue accumu-lated on the fingers too, to be pickedat and pulled off the following day.Just occupational hazards. We whittled props of cedar just for practicebut the smell of those fresh arborvitae shavings was cherished as well.Old discarded telephone poles furnished the raw material.The Cracker Jack company offeredfree model kits in exchange for bluesailor boys cut from box fronts. Weate gobs of Cracker Jacks. Radio excited us with stories of a daring pilot,Jimmie Allen. Magazines were exchanged until they fell apart. Ourbible was one called Model AirplaneNews , but Flying Aces, G-8 an dHis Battle Aces, an d Aero Digestweren't far behind .

After a model had crashed one ormore times (the norm, as crashes werefar more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 yearsago.

flights, they often came to a fieryend . Wound up , set afire and launchedfrom a porch roof, they were spectacular at night. Our own version of shotdown in flames. Displays of our models in downtown store windowsswelled our egos. Otz Zellmer made


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the top models; he had the most patience. Bill Ball was the fastest builder by far.Remembered names of those models are Curtiss Robin, Sopwith Camel,Spad, Fokker DVII and DVm , Northrop Gamma , Aeronca C-3, Gee BeeSpeedster , Stinson Reliant and Lockheed Vega.The BIG event took place when Iwas 15. I was watching a local pilot,Ed Marquardt, practice landings andtake offs in his Aeronca C-3. This wasa small, light, safe and inexpensiveaircraft that carried the pilot and onepassenger in its triangular-shapedfuselage.When Ed asked if I would like aride, I'm sure he already knew theanswer. Was I walking on air?" No,I was finally up in it . What a feelingI was surprised to find it kind ofbumpy and noisy too. No complaints ,though. I was flying The finale ofthat flight , a sideslip to lose altitudequickly, took place right above King'sDam on the Wisconsin River. Myheart (and my stomach) were both inthe vicinity of my mouth. The bottomdrops out, something like the old, illadjusted elevators sometimes did . I tremains one of the top thrills in mylifetime .The Depression curtailed anydreams of flying lessons or flyingschool. A war came along. Pilots wereneeded. John Green reappeared aftera 15-year absence to reveal the opportunities of the Aviation Cadet pro

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIESCon tinued from page 11)Aircraft: Luscombe 8A N1170K '46

metal wing, no radio or electrical systemLocation: Waterbury, CN andPlymouth , MADate: Summer of 1978Conditions: Full fuel (14 gal.), 2people on board (160 and 180 lbs.)Both men had previously spun aircraft on many occasions and had spunthis aircraft doing 3 turn spinsnumerous timesObjective: To climb to 5,000 AGLand execute a 6 turn spin.Here is the story as told to JohnBright by Dick Zisa , operator ofGlider Flights in West Palm Beach.Dick stated that he and the other manhad climbed to 5,000 ft. AGL and entered a spin as planned (he did notremember which direction) . Uponentry, everything s( emed normalcompared to previot


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First flolwttiri'to exceed Mach 1.is shown here minus outer whwr'llJlnllFun site. It s being r e s t o __ _

ESCUE OP A SEA DARy Leonard McGintyEAA 6036, le 3029)878 Main Street

Thonotosassa FL 33592Being a long-time EAA memberand vitally interested in the preservation of antique and classic aircraft forfuture generations, I became interested several years ago in a rare,derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart.This aircraft was at the now defunctSST Museum near Kissimmee,

Florida in deplorable condition, withweeds growing through and aroundits various component parts.I began tracing the ownership ofthis machine and first went to GeneChase at EAA Headquarters with thename of a museum on the west coastthat was supposed to own this aircraft. Gene provided me with thephone number of the Museum ofFlight in Seattle, Washington and Iimmediately called and talked withtheir Executive Director, Mr. HowardK Lovering . Mr . Lovering and Inegotiated plans for the storage ofthis aircraft at the Sun 'n Fun site atLakeland, Florida. The Board of Di

various sheriffs departments wereunable to locate the missing aircraft.I then called a good friend and EAAmember John Baugh in Nashville,Tennessee, telling him the aircraftwas heading in his general direction,and asking ifhe could offer any assistance. Johnny responded, Leonard ,before the night is out, it will be onTV, radio and in the newspaper.We're gonna find that warbird for ya."His southern drawl meant what hesaid.

Several days later I got a call fromJohn. One of his duck hunting buddies in the back woods of Tennesseehad found a derelict sitting on atrailer and he told John, "You've gotto see this aircraft . It's the strangestlooking think I've ever seen." Johnfollowed his friend to the plane,examined it and then called me.What are the numbers on thatairplane you had?" I gave them to

him and he said, That's the ugliestlooking think I ever saw, but I foundit " The Sea Dart was at an aircraftsalvage yard in the hills ofTennessee .I immediately called the sheriff inthat county and told him that I was

low boy, he would release the airplaneto us.Further negotiations resulted inthe judge agreeing to allow us to movethe Sea Dart back to Florida on thesame trailer that it was on, but wewould have to pay the expenses. Thatsounded easiest to us, so I immediately wired the money. And thenthe truck jack-knifed coming out ofthe farm at which the plane wasstored. That delayed us some more,but we did eventually get the plane toits present location in Lakelandwhere it is being restored to staticdisplay by EAA volunteers.The Sea Dart is one of five aircraftof this type built by Convair. Mostof the others have been destroyed. tis an engineering marvel that we feelshould be preserved so future generations can see the concept. Many dedicated EAAers have been involvedwith this project from the start, butsome deserve special recognition. BillWilliams, Ken Chalker, Rocky andFlo Sawyer left their jobs and homesto come out in a rain storm to help offload this machine. And John Baughwent through a lot of trial and tribu


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Letters To EditorDear Gene,Many thanks for your letter andenclosures!The Corben brochure will be especially helpful to the project, and an-swers most of the questions we had .

Surprising how many of our sourcesdrew a blank on photo prints of theSuper Ace - even the Smithsonianhad nothing!And we were gratified to see thatyou too had concluded that the finalinstallment of the construction article(in Popular Aviation was never published. One wonders why .W'as intrigued to learn of your interest in model building . . . we frequently encounter people who areeither former builders or who somehow manage to stay active in bothcamps. As you say, people such asFernando Ramos and Tom Laurie aretruly amazing for their abilities inboth full-size and model aviation. Inmy own case, I find it difficult to keepthe pace with even the tiny jobs,seemingly spending most of my"spare?" time just writing aboutthem, leaving little time for actuallybuilding and flying. Ah well, at leastthere is no possible danger of boredom, right?

Cordially,Bill Hannan for theWilliams Brothers181 Pawnee StreetSan Marcos, California 92069

Gentlemen:The article by Dennis Parks in theOctober 1984 issue of THE VINTAGEAIRPLANE caught my eye. I've beena fan of the Bill Barnes series sinceway back. Would it be possible to getsome 3-view plans for the old"Lancer" and "Snorter" aircraft fromthe series? I would greatly appreciate

Dear Gene,I enjoyed reading about the Oshkosh '84 Grand Champion Classic, theCessna 140, N4135N. My first studentpurchased this airplane in 1951 whenit had 190 hours total time, for thethen fantastic sum of $2,000 whenclean 140s were going to 1 ,200 to$1,500.

The former owner said, "I didn'twant to sell it - I didn't think anyonewould pay that price!"In the long run I think it was abargain anyway, as it was the

cleanest and best flying 140 that Iever flew.At Oshkosh I showed the presentowners, Rick and Kathie Paige, myautographs in the plane 's log books asI did a few inspections and mainte-

nance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956 .Keep up the good work.Cheers,Shelby B. Hagberg(EAA 2473, AlC 211)Rt . 1, Box 42Greenville, IA 51343Dear Sir,I recently acquired an R.A.F. rigging Manual that had belonged toR.A.F. Sgt-Major D. K Morrison,dated 1916-17-18-19 .You will find enclosed the list of 26airplanes covered in the manual withmy notes as to the completeness of thematerial on each , including photos,drawings, dimension tables and text.I feel that some of the replica builders could use this information to goodadvantage. The copies of the individual pages for each plane will becopied in the 8V2x 11 size rather thanthe 41/2 x 7 pages ofthe original book.

The enclosed listing includes theprice of copies for each plane as theyvary as to amount of information

Dear Dennis,I want to thank you for the bookreview. You emphasized the parts ofthe story that I feel will be interestingto most airplane people. The yearsfrom 1910 to World War I is a periodthat most of us don't know too muchabout. We know about the WrightBrothers and Glenn Curtiss and thenwe jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there wasa typographical error that rearrangedmy first name. The letters were allthere, but with a different arrange-ment.Again, thanks for the write-up.Yours,

Foster A. Lane(EAA 137998, A/C 4796)Lane Aviation CorporationColumbus InternationalAirportColumbus, OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertentmisspelling of Foster Lane s firstname in the review ofhis book in theDecember 1984 issue of THE VIN-TAGE AIRPLANE.Dear Sir,I really enjoy THE VINTAGEAIRPLANE very much. I read eachissue from cover to cover.

Congratulations on an intert;stingmagazine. All those stories of old aircraft and their history are quite interesting.Keep up the good work.Yours truly,J . F. Leatherman(EAA 17630, A/C 7961)1408 Elizabeth

Scott City, KS 67871Dear Sirs,I joined EAA in 1975 (membernumber 88645) but allowed my membership to lapse. I have recently


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MEMBERS' PROJECTSThis section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects. e welcome photosalong with descriptions, and the projects can be either completed or underway. Send material to the editor at the addressshown on page 3 of this issue.

Dear Gene,Enclosed are two photos of a PiperL-4K, NI0492, SN 45-4913, modifiedand completely renovated by AntiquelClassic Division members Mike Blatnick and myself pI us members ofEAAChapter 727, Tyler, Texas. This birdwas manufactured in 1945 and servedfor years in the C.A.P. after releasedas surplus by Uncle Sam.

Along the way it was given a Cubyellow color scheme, retaining themilitary greenhouse. The currentowner wanted to get rid of the manyplexiglass panels , so we designed aspecialized recovering job for thefuselage. The top and side windowsare my design in keeping with theowner's wishes.Essentially the bird is strictly G. ',

but without the greenhouse and olivedrab color. The covering is Stits process. The engine is a Continental C-85without starter and generator. Withits metal prop it climbs out very well.William C. Ware, Jr .(EAA 3328, AlC 69 9Apt. E 2021030 Old Omen Rd. N2802A was manufactured in Jan-Tyler, TX 75701 uary, 1953 and delivered to Continen-

tal Engine on February 6, 1953. Theyflew it for a year (500 hrs apparentlyDear Si r, using it as a test bed for various comWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaust/induction sysF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A. My tems. The last entry in the log bookpilot ratings are: Commercial, single before they sold it is: "Upgraded to& multi-engine, instrument, CFI-I 1954 standards."#1358243 , with 17,200 hours. When I purchased it in July, 1983Sincerely, the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs., but had a new prop and only 7(EAA 206557, AlC 8995 hours on a zero time overhauled 0402 Love Street 470J. I installed a new windshield, aSandusky, OH 44870 new Airtex interior, a II MorrowDear Gene, Apollo Loran C and had it certified

Here is the picture I promised you IFR. I have flown it carefree everof my newlold Cessna 180. N2802A, since.SN 30002, was the first production Sincerely,Cessna 180. N2801A the prototype, Cal Bass

Dons Cessna 140A, N5644C, which heand Todd Mather restored in 1979.


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Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh '84 were: front row, L-R) George York chief judge),Dale Wolford, Tim Bowers; (back row, L-R) Bill Pancake, Charles C Johanson, Terry LLadage, Judy Girard, Jim ROllison, Jean LeMay, Marvin V Hoppenworth, Robert CHilbert, John W. Womack, Paul L. Stephenson, Norma Baldwin, George LeMay, JimMankins.

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CALENDAR OF EV'ENTSWe would like to list your aviation event in our calendar. Please send information to the Editor,The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh, WI 54903-2591. Information must be receivedat least two months in advance of the issue in which it will appear.MARCH 1-3 - CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA - Ar izona Antique Aircraft Association 's annual CactusFly-In. For more information contact F. O. Kling, Fly-In Chairman, 6021567-4588 or Tom O'Connel,President 6021567-3271 .MARCH 17-23 - LAKELAND, FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun 'n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight.Contact Sun 'n Fun office at 813/644-2431 Monday through Friday, 9 a .m. to 4 p.m., or write to P.O. Box 6750, Lakeland, FL 33807.APRIL 13-14 - WASHINGTON, DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and PaulE. Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4, Inc. Dinner with speaker of note. Limited to 200. ContactMargarent Scesa, 9611-51st Place, College Park, Maryland 20704, 3 1 /345-3164.APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL, NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In. Three-day festival honoringWilbur Wright's birthday April 16, 1867. Sponsored by First Flight Society, National Park Service andEAA Chapter 339. Contact Bob Woody, National Park Service, 919/473-2111 or Katherine Martin,919/441-4124.JULY 26 - AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention . Makeyour plans now to attend the World's Greatest Aviation Event. Contact EAA, Wittman Airfield , Oshkosh ,WI 54903-2591 .


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